Encounters with rattlesnakes have been more
common this summer
with dry conditions in the mountains, experts
said, as Cottonwood
Heights residents reported several recent
encounters along one
hillside neighborhood.

Amid the Outdoor Retailer show, which draws in thousands of out-of-state visitors to Utah each year, the director of Utah's newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation is singing the trade show's praises.

The Awkward Years Project was started by Merilee Allred, a User
Experience Designer who lives in Salt Lake City, three months ago as
a way to practice photography. The idea, she said, came out of a
conversation with a friend about Allred's past.

A man was arrested after stealing a car with two small children inside
Wednesday afternoon. Salt Lake City police say a relative of the children left the car running while she went in to pick up some pizzas.